# N2168E: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2007-11-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 5, 2007
- Exported to: Philippines
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17271177
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 18, 1978
- Certificate issued: September 14, 1978
- Last registry action: August 15, 2006
- Mode S code: A1D341
- Owner when cancelled: [Sowell Aviation Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOWELL%20AVIATION%20CO%20INC)
- Location: [Panama City, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Panama%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.1584° N, 85.6380° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32401, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2168E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2168E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2168E-2007-11-05

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2001FA0000218](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001FA0000218), Jul 18, 2001: SKIN. CORRODED. ON INSPECTION OF RIGHT WING ASSEMBLY, MECH NOTICED THAT A LOT OF RIVETS HAD POPPED FROM CORROSION UNDER THE LEADING EDGE SKIN AT THE FORWARD SPAR. THE WING WAS 

## Other aircraft with N2168E

- [Cancelled 1949-10-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2168E-1949-10-10): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC-5739. Owner: [Aero Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20CORP), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)

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